2023 AFDCS Anniversary Drive

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Happy anniversary AFDCS! Yes, it is that time of year. 68 years ago, October 15, 1955, the AFDCS was founded. And today we remain a healthy and vibrant organization.

As we have done in recent years, we are holding a 68-hour fundraiser to ensure our future. When we started these anniversary fundraisers, the donated funds were necessary to support the day to day operations of the AFDCS. Today, we have a very healthy bank balance. We are now raising funds for the AFDCS Endowment Fund, which provides startup funds for new services or products outside the operating budget. In the last three years, the AFDCS Endowment Fund has grown from $600 to over $25,000.

The AFDCS Executive Committee recently established a Strategic Planning Committee to identify new ways to grow the AFDCS and first day cover collecting, likely in part through the AFDCS Endowment Fund. The committee is scheduled to provide its recommendations at the next Executive Committee meeting.

As part of our anniversary fundraiser, please contribute to the AFDCS Endowment Fund and the future of our hobby.  Suggested donations are $19.55 (for the year of our founding), $68.00 (for our 68th anniversary) or an amount of your choice. You can donate using the buttons below or mail a check, payable to the AFDCS, to the AFDCS Central Office, Box 27, Greer, SC 29652-0027. All donations will be acknowledged in a future issue of
First Days and donors will receive a souvenir cover marking the event.

THANK YOU for your support!



Donate $68, in recognition of our 68th anniversary



Donate $19.55, in recognition of our 1955 founding year



Donate other amount of your choosing

Amount: $



Our thanks to these 2023 donors:

Savatore Abatiello
Steven Altman
Joseph Arsenault
Brad Balch
Richard M. Bendix Jr.
Dave Bennett
Rollin Berger
Robert Bialo
Reggie Birks
John Blankenship
Stanley Brown
Gil Celli
Michele Currie
Kevin David
David Dresdner
Timothy Dudek
Scott English
Cheryl Ganz
Mark Gereb
Jeffrey Hayward
William Hong
Timothy Johnson
William Keleher
Jerrold Krasny
Ed Krohn
Raymond Lattof
D.A. Lux
William Marx
Robert Mathews
Bruce Mattheiss
Ron McCracken
John Medley
Edward Mendlowitz
Foster Miller
Thomas Molchan
Ralph Nafziger
Catherine O’Connor
Neal M. Parr
Carol Peluso
Thomas Pollard
Kevin Proulx
Albert Raddi
Helena Ribeiro
Kevin Ruddell
Phil Sager
Richard St. Clair
Cynthia Scott
Steve Shay
Cathy Shenkle
Henry Squillante
Carl Swain
Mark Thompson
Shirley Ulling
Peter Voice
Simon Vozick-Levinson
Alan Warren
John Withers Jr.
Mick Zais
Saul Zalesch
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Fred Sawyer North Texas Chapter #56

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